Set an exposed filter of the listing, by its label, and apply it with the "Filter" button. A select takes the text of an option; a text filter takes the text to look for.
Examples
When I filter the listing by "Type" with "Post"
When I filter the listing by "Published" with "No"
When we filter the listing by "Title contains" with "Field note"
And I filter the listing by "Type" with "Page"
When filter the listing by "Role" with "Editor"
Pattern
When(/^(I |we )*filter the listing by "([^"]*)" with "([^"]*)"$/, …)
Part of @webship-js/backdrop-cms-steps (github.com/webship/backdrop-cms-steps), a step pack for Webship-js 2.0.x.